Thomas moeton



T. MORTQNQ 4SASH BALANCE.

(No Model.)

Patented pr. '14, 1885. Y

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THOMAS MORTON, OF NEWT YORK, N. Y.

SASH-BALANCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,533,l dated April14, 1885.

Applicaiion filed September 13, 1884. (No model.) l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs MonroN, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sash-Balances, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to sash-balances, and to that class of the samein which weights are used to connect with the sashes; and it has for itsobject to provide means for connecting the weight to the chain with easeand readiness, the attachment being strengthened, and a saving beingmade in the links of the chain. With these and other objects in view thesaid invention consists in certain details of construction audcombination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a View, partlyin elevation andpartly in section, showing my improvements applied to a sash. Fig. 2 isa view illustrating the old method of attaching the weight to the chain.Fig. 3 is a detail view of my improvements.

LikeV letters are used to indicate corresponding parts in theseveralfigures.

Referring to the drawings,A is the windowframe, and B the sash. Theformer is made with the ordinary weight-box and pulleys, and the latterwith the usual chain-groove, at the lower termination of which is acircular recess for the reception of the bracket or fast- In Fig. lIhave shown the old method of connecting the chain to the sash, andsince I do not claim anything in the 'arrangement shown, I deem itunnecessary to particularly recite the construction.

v To the lower link ofthe chain is attached a U-shaped clip, C, havingits arms a c provided with eyes b b, said arms being turned laterally indifferent directions.

D designates the loop, made with two springarms, d d, the lower closedend of the loop receiving the-weight, while the upper ends of the armsare turned down to form hooks e e, which are passed through the holes oreyes b in the clip C.

The operation of my improvement and the attachment rof the same will bereadily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connectionwith the annexed drawings.

The chain is fastened at one end to the bracket, tted in the sash,passes over the. pulley, the

-clip C being connected with the lower link of the chain. .The arms ofthe clip are so disposed and turned that the eyes b are away from eachother. In attaching the loop to the clip the arms d are pressed inwarduntil the distance between the hooks e corresponds with the distancebetween the eyes or holes b, when said hooks can be slipped through theeyes, and thus complete the attachment. Of course the loop is slippedthrough the hole in the Weight before attachment is made with the clip.

1n the ordinary method of attaching the weight to the chain (shown inFig. 2) a loop or hook is employed having arms of unequal length,provided with hooks, the hook of the short arm engaging directly thelower link of the chain, while the hook of the longer arm engages with athird link on the same chain. By this arrangement three links areunnecessarily wasted in the attachment of the weight, and as the chainis very expensive, and there are four weights to each window, it will beseen that this wasting of three links soon amounts to a considerableitem. My invention obviates this objection by the employment of the clipand improved form of loop hereinbefore described, and, besides, forms asimple and casily applied attachment, which will be` stronger than theone in general use.

It will be observed that the attachment of the clip to the link iseffected by passing the clip through the slot in the wall of the link,

the arms of the clip depending downward andl 4purposes intended.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. The herein-described clip forattaching the chain to the weight-securing hook or loop, formed of asingle piece of metal in U-shaped roo forni, the arms of the clip boingsprung latper hooked ends of the arms engaging with erally in oppositedirections and perforated, the eyes of the clip, as set forth( so thatsaid arms both face on aline with each In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my other, as and for the purpose set forth. own I havehereto affixed my signature in pres- 5 2. The combination, with thesasl1-ehan, of ence of two Witnesses.

a Clip connected to the lower end ofthe same T and comprising two armswhich are bent lat THOMAS MORTO1\" erally in opposite `directions, eyesformed in IVitnesses: said arms, and the weightseeuring hook or THOMASS. MORTON, ro loop having its arms of equal length, the up- J os.SHERIDAN.

